AMD
Designs processors and graphics chips for computers, game consoles and data centers.
📖 Its story
In 1969, Jerry Sanders and seven coworkers left their jobs at another chip company to start their own. For years it competed against much bigger giants, like Intel. With hard work and good ideas, its chips ended up in computers and consoles all over the world.
💵 How it makes money
By selling processors and graphics chips to makers of computers, game consoles and data centers.
🤯 Fun fact
The main chips in the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X consoles are designed by AMD.
👍 The good part
It has managed to compete against bigger companies and win very important customers.
⚠️ The risk
It competes against huge rivals like NVIDIA and Intel, and it depends on other companies' factories to make its chips.
🧠 Did you get it?
Which video game consoles use AMD chips?
🗂️ Quick facts
- Founded in: 1969
- Founded by: Jerry Sanders and seven other partners
- Home: Santa Clara, California, USA
🔎 How to find it on the stock market
- Search the internet for AMD stock.
- You can also find it in your parents' investing app with the letters AMD.
- Check how much one share costs and whether today it's green (went up) or red (went down).
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